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In a recent thread of mine, a conclusion was reached that the 25W soldering iron that I own currently, won't go too far. It can successfully solder THT and SMD components on a PCB, but it fails when soldering wires rated for AC 15A 220V.
I was advised by many to buy a second-hand Weller, but considering shipping charges to my country, it is not affordable at this moment. I checked Amazon India, and found that I had three options which I can afford:
I was advised by many to buy a second-hand Weller, but considering shipping charges to my country, it is not affordable at this moment. I checked Amazon India, and found that I had three options which I can afford:
- A soldering station that supports temperatures up to 480°C or 896°F. However, the power rating is not mentioned, and I do not want to push a 40W soldering station to 480°C (see last part of the post). Link here.
- A variable temperature pen-type soldering iron. As @Rive had said before, it is better to keep the AC away from hands. But for introductory work like I do, maybe I will have to take that risk. Some are digital, while one is analog. The analog one offers extra soldering bits, but reading the reviews, it seems that the tips tend to oxidise easily.
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YDYDVWW/?tag=pfamazon01-20
- Link to an 80W digital one
- Link to a 60W analog one with extra bits
- Heavy duty high power ones with no temperature control.
- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HM34RFZ/?tag=pfamazon01-20 (temperatures upto 600°C)
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HM11MQQ/?tag=pfamazon01-20